BIOGRAPHY Exceptionally exquisite, innovatively insightful and breathtakingly beautiful, these are only a few of the accolades that can be pinned upon Sonja <strong>Strayhand</strong>. The creative genius behind the awe-inspiring interior design firm that bears her name. For nearly two decades, the award-winning designer has left a highly impressive and distinctive mark on the industry. Through Sonja’s strategic leadership, which is undergirded by a commitment to excellence, strict attention to detail, customer satisfaction, and marketplace savoir-fair, the Atlanta College of Art graduate has gracefully catapulted her firm into a place of prominence. Accordingly, SSDG is the firm of choice for commercial and residential developers; corporate entities; faith and higher educational institutions; architectural firms; and empire builders. Clients confidently rely upon Sonja, and her team of accomplished professionals to handle a spectrum of tasks that will meet their interior design and FF&E needs. This includes, and not limited to, space planning and CAD designs, 3D Renderings, Bidding & Negotiations. Project management, procurement & expending, Accessories & Art Selections and Installations, procurement, merchandising new construction and renovations. As the leader of one of the nation’s most highly respected interior design firms, Sonja was consulted and subsequently featured on TV One’s “Divine Restoration” program for the restoration of two prominent and historical Atlanta churches, Butler Street CME Church and First Congregational United Church of God. Atlanta’s Fox 5 (WAGA) interviewed Sonja when she served as chairperson of the Special Events Designer Showcase, and she has been featured in countless publications including The Atlanta Tribune, Fayette Woman, Who’s Who in Black Atlanta, Women Looking Ahead Newsmagazine, Living Space, Atlanta Home Journal, Today’s Custom Homes, Home Improvement Magazine and Jezebel magazine. Sonja’s industry expertise has not gone without reward. During the Atlanta Business League’s signature Super Tuesday event, she received outstanding achievement recognition in the Creative Style category. Women Looking Ahead Newsmagazine saluted her as an Ordinary Woman with Extraordinary Talents. Additionally, Sonja <strong>Strayhand</strong> Interiors is the recipient of the Street of Dreams Tour’s “Best Interior Design Award,” wherein the firm out-designed five interior design firms. Sonja portfolio includes Miles College a $20 million project 3 Buildings, Texas College a $19.3 million project 4 buildings, Huston Tillson University $75,000 project, President’s Dining, Auburn Seafood Restaurant a $250.000 renovation project. A list of Model Homes, Funeral Homes, boutiques, and Private Residences. In an effort to remain on the cutting edge of industry innovations and tangible to international resources, Sonja’s professional development is fortified by her active membership in the American Society of Interior Designers, International Design Association and the Atlanta Business League.
SONJA STRAYHAND PRINCIPAL ALLIED ASID ASSOCIATE IIDA 987 Chattahoochee Ave, Suite A Atlanta, GA 30318 Office: 404-254-0730 Cell: 678-596-3044 Sonstra@aol.com www.sonjastrayhandinteriors.com CERTIFICATIONS EBO/SBO DBE (PENDING)
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